san francisco Jul 2021

''We scouted permitted, and managed locations for advertising through the pandemic’s challenges, with inspiring, practical location options for many shoots, such as:

Harley Davidson, Gallo, Facebook, Levi’s, Visa, Toyota, Kikkoman, Land’s End, Chevy, Hunter Douglas, Apple, Zenni, Tory Burch, Lululemon, Amazon, Google, Regeneron, Serena and Lily, Logitech, Hummer, Facebook, Cuyana, Cadillac, Purina, Men’s Wearhouse, Abbott Labs, Cisco, T-Mobile, Samsung, Restoration Hardware, Clorox, State Farm, March of Dimes, J.Jill, OSMO, Verkada, Skinviva, Wish.com, and more.''

Mint Locations is the top shop in California for photo and film friendly locations. Cindi Osborn, Chief Scout, holds the keys to the finest homes from San Diego to San Francisco along with fabulous Tahoe getaways and Wine Country estates. To be of service to clients is their priority, passion and pleasure.

Mint Locations represents a curated collection of private homes: estates, ranches, lofts, traditional, transitional, mid-century, beachfront, mountain, mediterranean, contemporary, iconic, vineyard villas and rustic. The company serves up the best floors, windows, doors and walls in town, with a business model that places service first. 

Visit the website to preview Mint Locations' portfolio of properties. Clients include Restoration Hardware, Lululemon, Serena and Lily, Williams Sonoma Home, Apple, Tesla, Amazon and Rombauer just to name a few.

Catbird Scouts is a Northern California-based location scouting and management company. Founded by Cathryn (Catbird) Blum, the company provides services for managing and organising the many variables of location filming: scheduling, logistics, personnel, and budgets, often in deadline-driven situations. From a beautiful coastline to a dense urban landscape, they can help find the perfect location required to tell your project’s story.

For over two decades, Catbird Scouts has provided experienced and resourceful solutions for still photography, commercials, TV, films, and multimedia projects. Clients know they can count on the best researching, scouting, permitting, and management services for production on location. Their wide spectrum of clients includes Apple, Mercedes-Benz, National Geographic, Nintendo, Pioneer Stereo, Sony, “The Amazing Race”, BBC’s “Top Gear”, Zendesk, and world-renowned French photographer/artist, JR.

When given an unusual location challenge, Catbird Scouts is here to help provide the site and support your project requires.

i4Color combines an artistic eye with mastery in the latest technology to produce brand-flattering imagery that exceeds their client's expectations. They love partnering with brands and agencies because they’re all out to create the same thing — the highest quality deliverable with the greatest efficiency.

Over the past 10 years, i4Color has captured the vision of clients including Glad, Burt’s Bees, Hidden Valley, Clif Bar, Kingsford and FCB. i4Color perfects the supply chain, stepping in as-needed for photography, creative retouching, and CGI or managing the entire process. The in-house team of photographers, retouchers, and CGI experts approach each project with a collaborative attitude, setting everyone up for success.

Agnieszka is an interior and lifestyle photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work is polished and elegant, presenting a refined version of the spaces she photographs.

Agnieszka enjoys the collaboration on set with clients and production team members, drawing inspiration from the feedback and group energy. Her personal philosophy is one of pragmatism. She always keeps in mind that images, aside from aesthetic pleasure, serve a specific purpose to the client.

Ultimately, Agnieszka prides herself on being highly responsive and easy to work with. These qualities have won her many loyal clients.

''At the age of 19 I packed a small backpack and an instamatic camera, and left Norway to go travelling around the world, in search of a greater purpose. After nearly two years of exploring – during which I experienced, saw, and tasted much of what the world had to offer – I discovered the irrepressible desire in me to photograph. My photography developed beyond an avocation, into both a profession and a lifelong passion.”

Vegar strongly believes in creating a collaborative environment and is known in the industry for the subtle, yet effective ways in which he directs all involved on a shoot – both on and off camera. His personable approach makes for a fun and relaxed atmosphere, regardless of the size and complexity of a production. His ability to capture spontaneous and unexpectedly telling moments – without sacrificing technical or aesthetic perfection – is a testament not only to Vegar’s professionalism but also that of his team.

In the words of Vegar Abelsnes: “The members of my team are the hardest working and coolest people you will ever meet. We only work with the very best people, resulting in productions that come off without a hitch, and within budget. As a result, we have a lot of happy, loyal and long-term clients. Life is short. Work with people you like.”

Craig Lee is a food and lifestyle photographer based in San Francisco. 

He has created images for the James Beard Award-winning San Francisco Chronicle Food section, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Silicon Valley Magazine, Sunset Magazine, EatingWell Magazine, and Gauger + Associates Ad Agency.

He has also photographed cookbooks, San Francisco Chef’s Table and The Davis Farmers Market Cookbook. He will collaborate with you in creating images of the highest quality.

Gina is an award-winning lifestyle and kids photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has over two decades of experience working in almost every aspect of the photography industry. She spent 10 years travelling the world, before attending art school and settling in San Francisco.

Her photos have been used by Dignity Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, NuSkin, and Nerdwallet- along with many smaller companies and artists. She is always excited when projects allow her the opportunity to meet new people and travel to new places. She’s a mother of two and loves to photograph people and especially kids. She loves the unaffected naturalness that they bring to a project. She prefers shooting expressions, lighting, actions, and scenarios that are natural, not too staged. Her aim is to illuminate the vibrant life that’s all around us.

Jane Richey, photographer, director and producer, is based in San Francisco, and travels extensively for assignments as well. Her 20+ years'  of wide-range experience has made her an expert with lighting - in studio and on location, visual acuity, people skills (degree in cultural anthropology as well), not to mention Photoshop! It's fun, pleasant, and easy to work with her.

Jane's love of people, natural beauty, and even animals, is evident on her website - It's so important to see the beauty in diverse people, and show their unique qualities, while telling their stories. Jane currently specialises in lifestyle, with a fashion bent. She brings out wonderful energy in both adults and children.

Lately, clients have been in the healthcare field - Mayo Clinic and Washington Hospital (Fremont, CA)

Clients are Wells Fargo Bank, Adobe, Industrial Light & Magic, Weston Wear, Mozilla Firefox, Wired, SAP, Sega, Warner Brothers, Virgin Records - Journey & Neil Young - The Gap, Macy's, Intel, Oracle, Texas Instruments, Sierra Club, and many more.

"Hi, I'm Ana. Thank you for taking a look at my images. I'm an independent production artist, senior photo stylist, photo art director and very part time illustrator. I’m based in San Francisco, I’m a visual thinker and creative problem solver. I’m really good at my job. I am stoked out by my clients, brand teams, merchant teams, designers, photographers, photographers' assistants, creative directors, producers, digital artists, art directors, CEO'S, stylists and stylist assistants. 

I enjoy all that is possible when working with a team of creatives. Even when it’s like herding cats.

I like to bring out each persons highest vision for a project or shoot, integrate it all and see all that we can create together for a brand, a campaign, or personal project. I’m usually smiling.

Thank you again, Ana"